Villanueva called Luna a puppet candidate for the Board of Supervisors while Luna said Villanueva was wrong to investigate his enemies, and criticized the sheriff for not doing enough to address alleged deputy gangs in his department.
Luna painted himself as a sheriff who would collaborate with other elected officials. He began criticizing Villanueva from the start of the debate for having what he described as an "us vs. them" mentality.
Villanueva accused Luna of being a "puppet'' for the Board of Supervisors, which is in charge of the sheriff's budget. But Luna said Villanueva was wrong to "investigate your political opponents or enemies,'' claiming that it has led to the erosion of public trust in the sheriff.Villanueva responded by claiming Luna wouldn't touch corruption "witha 10-foot pole because his job as puppet is to look the other way.''
He criticized VIllanueva for defying a subpoena to testify in front of a civilian oversight commission regarding deputy gangs.The most recent poll conducted in August by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies had Luna slightly ahead of Villanueva. Luna served as chief of the Long Beach Police Department from 2014-2021, capping off a 36-year career at the department.
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